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Exclusive: BBC declined Government request to show signed Coronavirus briefings on BBC One

August 24, 2020 by

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The BBC refused a request from Government officials to broadcast the daily coronavirus briefings on BBC One with a British […]

Deaf News: DWP to improve services for deaf customers in new legal agreement

August 20, 2020 by

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is to better its support for deaf customers using video relay, it has […]

Revealed: UK Government failed to consider equalities impact for coronavirus briefings

August 5, 2020 by

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The UK Government did not carry out an Equalities Impact Assessment for its daily statements on coronavirus, The Limping Chicken […]

Deaf News: Judicial review over #WhereIsTheInterpreter put on hold

July 29, 2020 by

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The deaf activist behind the campaign to have a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter present at UK Government briefings has […]

Deaf News: Campaigners reveal legal challenges as #WhereIsTheInterpreter campaign continues

June 23, 2020 by

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The Government has been given a deadline of a week to respond to 280 letters from Deaf people over #WhereIsTheInterpreter, […]

Deaf News: UK Government fails to respond to claim letters over #WhereIsTheInterpreter

June 4, 2020 by

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Deaf activists are preparing to apply to the courts for the release of the UK Government’s equality impact assessments of its […]

Coronavirus: BSL interpreters express concerns for Deaf community and their personal safety

March 18, 2020 by

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British Sign Language interpreters have told The Limping Chicken of their anxiety and concern around the coronavirus outbreak, as the UK […]

Sandi and Jenifer Toksvig on the BSL-integrated ‘Christmas at the (Snow) Globe’

December 21, 2019 by

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As sisters Sandi and Jenifer Toksvig bring their festive Christmas show to Shakespeare’s Globe, the pair talk to The Limping […]

Deaf News: ITV British Sign Language interpreter awarded MBE

June 10, 2019 by

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A deaf British Sign Language interpreter known for interpreting ITV soap operas Emmerdale and Coronation Street has been made an MBE […]

Matt Dixon: What did my dying dad think of the fact I had to interpret for him in hospital?

April 1, 2014 by

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You might have seen an article about how I had to tell my deaf dad he was going to die. […]